Amazing Fantasy #2

This second issue of Marvel's 2004 Amazing Fantasy revival serves up a cover by Mark Brooks that's hard to look away from — two figures in striking black-and-red spider-themed costumes tumble and swing through a gleaming nighttime cityscape, their white energy lines looping dramatically across the skyscrapers below. The dynamic, vertiginous perspective pulls you right into the freefall alongside them, perfectly setting the tone for Fiona Avery's story "The Promise." With Brooks also handling interior art alongside inker Jaime Mendoza, this is a visually cohesive package that makes the most of its urban superhero energy.